Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 151

Leslie’s gaze sharpened. He wondered if his mother had told Aurelia about his true identity.

“What else could I be?” he asked coldly.

Aurelia didn’t sense anything odd. After all, Leslie had always been cold and distant.

“Maybe a businessman. You’re just as cunning as one,” Aurelia replied with an awkward laugh. “A cunning businessman, huh?”

Leslie put down his cup and wiped his hands.

Aurelia chuckled but eventually quieted down, realizing that it had been a bad joke. “Sorry.”

“If I’m a cunning businessman, what does that make you? A cunning businessman’s wife?” he asked.

Silence fell over them instantly. They were both rendered speechless as their conversation suddenly shifted to the topic of “wife”.

Aurelia was unsure of how to react to this.

Leslie wiped his mouth and changed the subject. “I’m done eating. It’s settled then. You don’t have to worry about anything. Just be yourself on Friday.”

Aurelia nodded. “Thank you. Sorry for troubling you.”

hummed nonchalantly and stood up. Aurelia followed

they left the restaurant, the sun was shining

toward Leslie. However, he was too tall, and she had to stand on tiptoes even though she was

couple of steps before his head bumped into the top of the umbrella. He sighed and stopped, then took the umbrella

“I’ll hold it.”

said, looking up at

saw her smile, Leslie’s grip around the

Her lustrous black hair, fair skin, and gentle smile all blended

suddenly realized that he was staring at

himself

quite some distance between them, when Aurelia looked at their shadows on the ground,

reminded of the three years she

Seth would offer to pick her up. But by the time they reached the subway, her shoulder

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he would complain incessantly about

you up. I’m doing this because I love you so much. You should treat me better in

she had

in love for the first time, a person would tend to magnify the other person’s

rain was an act of love. But she had

pastries wafted over as she was lost in her

smell was coming from, just to see people queuing up to buy the